Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(A) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[a]

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  1. Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me

And (A)you shall give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are given entirely to [a]him from among the children of Israel.

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  1. Numbers 3:9 Sam., LXX Me

“Consecrate to me every firstborn male.(A) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”

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(A)“Consecrate[a] to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”

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  1. Exodus 13:2 Set apart

14 In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.(A)

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14 Thus you shall (A)separate the Levites from among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be (B)Mine.

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Isn’t it enough(A) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(B)

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Is it (A)a small thing to you that the God of Israel has (B)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them;

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